वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-79, verse-4

ततो राममभिक्रम्य सौमित्रिरभिवाद्य च ।
तस्थौ भ्रातृसमीपस्थः शक्रस्येन्द्रानुजो यथा ।
आचचक्षे तदा वीरो घोरमिन्द्रजितो वधम् ॥४॥

4. tato rāmamabhikramya saumitrirabhivādya ca ,
tasthau bhrātṛsamīpasthaḥ śakrasyendrānujo yathā ,
ācacakṣe tadā vīro ghoramindrajito vadham.

4. tataḥ rāmam abhikramya saumitriḥ
abhivādya ca tasthau bhrātṛsamīpasthaḥ
śakrasya indrānijaḥ yathā ācacaksṣe
tadā vīraḥ ghoram indrajitaḥ vadham

4. tataḥ saumitriḥ rāmam abhikramya
abhivādya ca bhrātṛsamīpasthaḥ tasthau
śakrasya indrānijaḥ yathā tadā
vīraḥ ghoram indrajitaḥ vadham ācacaksṣe

4. Then Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa), having approached Rama and offered salutations, stood near his brother, just as Indra's younger brother (Upendra) stands beside Shakra (Indra). At that time, the hero (Lakṣmaṇa) recounted the terrible slaying of Indrajit.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• अभिक्रम्य (abhikramya) - having approached, having advanced towards

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Saumitri (son of Sumitra), Lakshmana

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having honored

• च (ca) - and

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood, he remained

• भ्रातृसमीपस्थः (bhrātṛsamīpasthaḥ) - standing near his brother

• शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Shakra (Indra)

• इन्द्रानिजः (indrānijaḥ) - Indra's younger brother (Upendra, Vishnu)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• आचचक्स्षे (ācacaksṣe) - he related, he told

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - Hero (referring to Lakṣmaṇa) (hero, valorous one)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• इन्द्रजितः (indrajitaḥ) - of Indrajit

• वधम् (vadham) - slaying, killing, destruction

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas from idam/tat

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a prominent deity)

Root: ram

अभिक्रम्य (abhikramya) - having approached, having advanced towards

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

from root kram with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: kram (class 1)

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Saumitri (son of Sumitra), Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra, Lakshmana

patronymic from Sumitrā

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having honored

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

From causal vad (vādayati) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood, he remained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of sthā

perfect active 3rd singular

Reduplicated perfect form of sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

भ्रातृसमीपस्थः (bhrātṛsamīpasthaḥ) - standing near his brother

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛsamīpastha

bhrātṛsamīpastha - standing near one's brother

compound of bhrātṛ (brother) + samīpa (near) + stha (standing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhrātṛ+samīpa+stha)

• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• samīpa – near, proximity
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Shakra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Shakra (an epithet of Indra)

Root: śak

इन्द्रानिजः (indrānijaḥ) - Indra's younger brother (Upendra, Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indrānija

indrānija - younger brother of Indra (Upendra/Vishnu)

compound of indra and anuja

Compound type : tatpurusha (indra+anuja)

• indra – Indra, king of gods
  proper noun (masculine)
• anuja – younger brother, born after
  noun (masculine)
  from anu (after) + jan (to be born)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: jan (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

pronominal adverb from yad

आचचक्स्षे (ācacaksṣe) - he related, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of caksṣ

perfect middle 3rd singular

From root caksṣ with prefix ā, reduplicated perfect.

Prefix: ā

Root: caksṣ (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

pronominal adverb from tad

वीरः (vīraḥ) - Hero (referring to Lakṣmaṇa) (hero, valorous one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave

Root: vīr

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce

Root: ghur

इन्द्रजितः (indrajitaḥ) - of Indrajit

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indrajit

indrajit - conqueror of Indra, Indrajit (Ravana's son)

compound of indra (Indra) and jit (conqueror)

Compound type : tatpurusha (indra+jit)

• indra – Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• jit – conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  from root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

वधम् (vadham) - slaying, killing, destruction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - slaying, killing

from root vadh (to strike, kill)

Root: vadh (class 1)